SATB choir divisi and piano or brass quintet - Late Intermediate SKU: MN.56-0017
Composed by Howard Goodall. 21st Century. Choral score. MorningStar Music Publishers #56-0017. Published by MorningStar Music Publishers (MN.56-0017). UPC: 688670220180. English, German.
Setting both English and German texts, Sure of the Sky, Sure of the Sun â??? Des Himmels sicher, der Sonne sicher is a haunting and moving reflection on the futility of war.? The 5-minute piece for SATB choir and brass was premiered at one of the UKâ??s three main World War I centenary commemoration events on August 4, 2014. It was launched by the London Symphony Chorus, Schleswig-Holstein Festival Chor and Coldstream Guards, at a twilight event attended by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince Harry, and a number of world leaders, all gathered together in the tiny woodland cemetery of St Symphorien near Mons, Belgium â??? the resting place for the first and last British, and the last Commonwealth, soldiers to die on the Western Front.
The texts are â??May, 1915â? by Charlotte Mew (1869-1928) and â??To a Missing Friendâ? by Goldfeld, a German Jewish soldier killed in action, the poem was discovered by Jewish military historian, Peter C Appelbaum. Duration: 5:00
Instrumental Parts include: B-flat Cornet, B-flat Flugelhorn, E-flat Tenor Horn/French Horn in F, Euphonium, Tuba? .
